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Thursday, 18 May 2017

Nothing big...

...happened in the studio this week. In fact, it has been quite the contrary. Teeny, tiny, mini has been the fun, as I created a small book from fragments of mono-printed paper, salvaged stamps, a whack of double-sided tape and a scrap of ribbon.

Disclaimer: As always, I've no idea what I'm doing, so any information and/or technique you gain here is totally concocted from my addled brain. This, of course, means that it has nothing to do with the proper way of creating a book, or any kind of reality whatsoever. In addition, you should know that no mono-prints, stamps or ribbon were harmed in the process (well, apart from the one I put upside down and had to tear out).

The book style is accordion, and all scraps were 3" x 5", folded in half. Since the prints had been created as demos in mono-print classes, there was no telling what might show up, front or back.

I used double-sided tape to affix half of one scrap to half of the other, creating a looooooooooooooong accordion line.

When assembled it's not even as long as a tube of paint. The cover, a tri-fold so that the last page could be affixed to the centre back, is a painted dryer sheet spray glued to bond paper - more scraps. Delicious, no?

It was fun to work that small, Val. I've saved stamps for a long time (Creston Advance is a drop-off point for them, as one of the local groups collects them for charity), and have always appreciated these tiny pieces of art. The Advance may not get many more from me though! :D

Absolutely a master piece of art journaling Win...I love everything about this treasure of this n' that!!! I already collect things for my journal pages but I can see that I've missed a few so thank you for the tips and ideas!!!

DISCLAIMER: Giggles and chuckles heard out loud in the middle of a work day are beyond my control. They were brought forth by an addled brain that lives in teenytinyville and makes accordian art that is smaller than half a hand. You should know that no eyes were damaged in the viewing of this post.

Is there no end to your clever ideas you are amazing...I bet the garbage man doesn't even stop at your house because you have found something beautiful to make out of every scrap...lol Love your darling mini book it gives me great ideas for a craft project to do with my granddaughters this summer...thanks.

How DID you know about our bereft garbage man? He thinks we don't like him at all. ;-) And you're right about a good project to do with your grandkids...it would work with magazine pages, book sheets, or any scraps of paper, wouldn't it? Save those stamps, my friend! xo

I LOVE this tiny book. Beautiful mono printed pages and terrific stamps. I never would have thought of leaving the torn bits of envelopes beneath the stamps. It all has me mulling over ideas, and then I read the comment above. It is something I could do with Avery and Amira!Great that this post is also a tutorial, a result of your current course work, I see!

I had originally intended to cut carefully around the stamps, but after doing one or two I realized that I loved the irregularity of the torn envelope bits around them. I may finally be getting rid of that perfection complex!!! And yes, Avery and Amira would have a great time with this, and it's something they could manage easily...you and Deann need to get those girls all together for a play session. :D xox

I so love mini books and love how you've used the stamps. I have hundreds and haven't done anything with them. I got them at a county show. A charity were selling massive boxes full really cheaply and so I got them with no idea what I was going to do with them and that's about ten years ago so maybe I will get them out. No sign of the baby yet but I know it must be due soon, guess they arrive when they're ready. Happy crafty week, Angela xXx

Such a lovely mini-journal and a great idea to showcase those wonderful stamps! (Sorry I haven't been around for a while, Win - now I'm binge visiting all the blogs I missed out on the the past month or so!)